V4

Our Research Fellow Christian Kvorning Lassen spoke to Rádio Slovensko RTVS on the subject of the migration crisis and crisis of the V4 countries due to the established checks at the internal borders of the Schengen area.

Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy (CEID) think tank, based in Budapest, in collaboration with EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy organised a workshop held in Prague on the topic of V4+ Ukraine and Moldova cooperation.

In celebration of 25th anniversary of Visegrád group collaboration, Polish Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) prepared a publication in which four experts elaborate on questions of V4's future. The Czech perspective was provided by our Head of Research, Martin Michelot.

Aim of the Frontiers of Democracy - Embedding Democratic Values in Moldova and Ukraine is to accelerate process of democratic transformation in Moldova and Ukraine by drawing on the transition experience of the Visegrad countries.

Our Head of Research Martin Michelot was quoted in an article by Le Monde titled In Bratislava, an European summit to "take control".

Our Head of Research talked to Slovak Denník N about informal summit of EU-27 leaders.

Michal Vít commented on ČRo Plus the meetings of the V4 countries and the EU's position towards the cooperation of this group within the EU.

Michal Vít was on ČT24 the 30th of June. He spoke about the British referendum and commented on the stance of the Czech Republic following the outcome of Brexit.

A new report prepared by Czech, Hungarian, Slovak and Polish researchers and kindly supported by the International Visegrad Fund explores possible areas of upgraded cooperation.

Christian Kvorning Lassen talked to Der Standard about reactions of the V4 countries to the refugee crisis and the threat of populism.

Martin Michelot commented on possible enlargement of NATO for GLOBSEC Policy Institute.

All eight participating organizations know the names of their new fellows! Tija Memisevic was chosen to conduct her research at EUROPEUM.